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diff --git a/docs/topics/settings.txt b/docs/topics/settings.txt index bf6a7a75d5..f11001cc8d 100644 --- a/docs/topics/settings.txt +++ b/docs/topics/settings.txt @@ -265,7 +265,29 @@ Also, it's an error to call ``configure()`` more than once, or to call It boils down to this: Use exactly one of either ``configure()`` or ``DJANGO_SETTINGS_MODULE``. Not both, and not neither. -.. _@login_required: ../authentication/#the-login-required-decorator +Calling ``django.setup()`` is required for "standalone" Django usage +-------------------------------------------------------------------- + +If you're using components of Django "standalone" -- for example, writing a +Python script which loads some Django templates and renders them, or uses the +ORM to fetch some data -- there's one more step you'll need in addition to +configuring settings. + +After you've either set :envvar:`DJANGO_SETTINGS_MODULE` or called +``configure()``, you'll need to call :func:`django.setup()` to load your +settings and populate Django's application registry. For example:: + + from django.conf import settings + from myapp import myapp_defaults + + settings.configure(default_settings=myapp_defaults, DEBUG=True) + django.setup() + + # Now this script can use any part of Django it needs. + +Note that calling ``django.setup()`` is only necessary if your code is truly +standalone. When invoked by your Web server, or through :doc:`django-admin +</ref/django-admin>`, Django will handle this for you. .. seealso:: |